Arsenal have examined their record in narrow matches under Mikel Arteta after the 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest. The club's Opta-based figures, correct to 20 October 2026, identify 32 wins by that scoreline in his first 255 Premier League games.
The analysis looks at a longer-term pattern in collecting points rather than simply retelling the Forest fixture.
More 1-0 wins in the title season
Arsenal recorded only one such league victory in Arteta's first season, against West Ham in March 2020. In 2025-26, they won eight matches 1-0 out of 26 total victories.
That campaign brought the club's first Premier League title in 22 years, placing the ability to protect narrow advantages within a successful season.
Across the competition's history, Alex Ferguson leads the raw total with 104 wins by 1-0, followed by Arsène Wenger on 89. Arteta sits 16th, three behind George Graham's Premier League tally in the published data.
One-goal margins cover a wider category
Arsenal also list 63 victories by a single-goal margin across Arteta's first 255 league games. That category includes higher-scoring wins as well as 1-0 results.
Fourteen of Arsenal's 26 wins in 2025-26 were by one goal, matching Liverpool's total in 2019-20. Manchester United reached 16 in both 2008-09 and 2012-13.
The figures explain the club's emphasis on finding decisive moments in close contests. A 1-0 scoreline is one part of that pattern, while the broader margin captures other tightly balanced games.